by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Oct 31, 2006 | Vayishlach
If I wasn’t afraid, if I wasn’t lazy, if I wasn’t concerned about kavod what would I do? Yaakov’s name means crooked. The word “Akov” means insidious. Esav defined his brother Yaakov’s essence according to his name. He is...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Oct 31, 2006 | Pesach/Passover
When we search for chometz we should concentrate on its symbolism of arrogance and take the opportunity to check every crack and crevice of our soul. We all remember the famous advertisement of the Boys Club of America. There was a boy with an ear to ear smile...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Oct 31, 2006 | Chayei Sarah
You can rely on a good heart. Avrohom Avinu had gone through so much and had achieved such great heights. At an age of almost one hundred years, his mind was in the Heavens. It was at this supremely spiritual stage of his life that he was faced with a very down...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Oct 30, 2006 | Lech Lecha
When you journey inward you begin with the outside and you work your way in. Abraham was told to go on a journey to the unknown – “to the Land which I will show you.” “Lech Lecho! – Go out from your country, from your birth place and from...
by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Oct 30, 2006 | Lech Lecha
For one hundred and twenty years Noach prophesied the end of the world – yet not even one single Baal Teshuvah! Noach spent 120 years building an ark, deliberately stretching it out so that people would ask questions, hear about the oncoming world crisis and...
